Daisy a Day (album)

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Daisy a Day
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Studio album by
Released 1973
Genre Country
Length25:32
Label MGM
Producer Mike Curb, Don Costa
Jud Strunk chronology
Jones' General Store
(1971)
Daisy a Day
(1973)
A Semi-Reformed Tequila Crazed Gypsy Looks Back
(1977)
Singles from Daisy a Day
  1. "Daisy a Day"/"The Searchers"
    Released: November 1972
  2. "Next Door Neighbor's Kid"/"I'd Prefer to Do It All Again"
    Released: July 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Daisy a Day is the third album by Jud Strunk and was released in 1973. It reached #18 on U.S. Top Country Albums chart and #138 on the Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

The album featured two singles: "Daisy a Day", which reached #4 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #33 on the U.S. country chart, [3] and "Next Door Neighbor's Kid", which reached #22 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jud Strunk.

  1. "Daisy a Day" – 2:48
  2. "Bill Jones General Store" – 1:44
  3. "The Runaway" – 2:30
  4. "The Searchers" – 2:00
  5. "The Long Ride Home" – 2:46
  6. "Next Door Neighbor's Kid" – 2:53
  7. "This House" – 3:00
  8. "Jacob Brown" – 2:35
  9. "If I Could Have My Way" – 2:52
  10. "Farethewell" – 2:24

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 25
US Country18
US Pop138
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1972"Daisy a Day"US Country33
US Pop14
US AC4
CAN Country18
CAN Pop 3
CAN AC5
1973"Next Door Neighbor's Kid"US Country86
US AC22
CAN Country85
CAN AC50

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References

  1. Daisy a Day at AllMusic
  2. Jud Strunk, Daisy a Day Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. Jud Strunk, "Daisy a Day" US chart positions Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. Jud Strunk, "Next Door Neighbor's Kid" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. Jud Strunk, Daisy a Day credits Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 297. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.